Patent · US Expired

Carousel electric generator

US5625241A · kind A · utility

42Cited by
6References
22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1994
Grant dateApr 29, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K21/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A permanent magnet generator or motor having stationary coils positioned in a circle, a rotor on which are mounted permanent magnets grouped in sectors and positioned to move adjacent said coils, and a carousel carrying corresponding groups of permanent magnets through the centers of said coils, the carousel moving with the rotor by virtue of its being magnetically coupled therewith.

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